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Dan was a player and a coach in the National Football League for 38 years and appeared in nine Super Bowls.
As an assistant on the Cowboys' coaching staff, he helped to win Super Bowl XII. He was the head coach of the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons.
The family of the Georgia native who last coached in 2003 released a statement to Mike Garafolo.
Dan was surrounded by his family at his home in Atlanta, GA, when he passed away early this morning. He passed away from a long illness. His legacy will be carried on by his many friends, players and fans. There are still arrangements to be made.
The Associated Press reported that Reeves died of dementia-related issues.
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We are sad about the passing of Ring of Fame Head Coach Dan Reeves.
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We send our deepest sympathies to his family.
After three years as the starting quarterback at the University of South Carolina, Reeves was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles.
He enjoyed his best season as a running back in 1966 when he had 1,314 yards from scrimmage and 16 total touchdown in 14 games.
He transitioned into a role on Dallas' coaching staff after a knee injury ended his football career.
He finished his playing career with 3,683 yards from scrimmage and 42 touchdown.
The Broncos gave him his first head coaching opportunity in 1981. He led Denver on three trips to the Super Bowl in a four-year span beginning in 1986, but the team came up short each time.
He was let go by the Broncos after the 1992 season and went to the Giants, where he spent the next four seasons before his final coaching stop with the Falcons.
The Falcons came up short against the Broncos in the 1998 Super Bowl, but that was the last time they would see the coach.
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The former Falcons head coach has passed away.
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He had a 190-135-2 record as a head coach in the regular season. He had an 11-9 record in the playoffs to give him his 200th career win.
The only active coaches to have more than 200 wins without being in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are Dan Reeves and Marty Schottenheimer.
He was an adviser for Georgia State University when it started a football program.
